Conveyer loader



Feb. 26, 1952 c. J. NAGEL 2,586,981

CONVEYER LOADER Filed April 25, 1947 2 SHEETS-SHEET l Feb. 26, 1952 c. J. NAGEL CONVEYER LOADER Filed April 25, 1947 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Patented Feb. 26, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE coNvEYER LOADER charles J. Nagel, Evansville, Ina. Application April 25, 1947, Serial No. 743,973

This invention relates to loaders, `and more particularly to an endless conveyor loader that is adapted to load farm material.

Farmers have a good deal of work in removing manure and similar material from their barns. I

Some barns are equipped with overhead rails, either single or double, on which a carrier is adapted to. ride, and the farmer loads his ma,- terial into this carrier. This, of course, is a great improvement over the previous methods of hand, bucket, or wheelbarrow. This invention is concerned with a loader for such a litter carrier.

The accompanying drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention, but it is understood that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

-In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the new and improved loader, in conjunction with a litter y carrier.

Figure 2 is a front view of the device of Figure 1, taken from the right of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section taken through the new and improved loader.

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical section taken through the loader.

Carrier I0, adapted for the carrying of manure and other litter, is shown suspended from a monorail II. matter of this invention is shown suspended from another monorail I2. The latter monorail I2 is shown in the form of an inverted T, but it is obvious that a rod form may be used, or that if desired the loader may operate on two rails instead of one. It should also be noted that whereas the roller of bogie I3 is shown as having two pairs of wheels I4, one pair may be sufficient, as that in fact only one wheel itself is all that is necessary. Further, the bogie I3 may run on the monorail I I on which the carrier I runs.

The loader comprises two spaced upstanding vertical inclined side walls I5 and I6, which are joined at their tops by an upper frame I'I. The upper frame I'I is pivotally attached to the bogie I3 by means of a pivot pin I8. A transverse shaft is journaled in the sidewalls I5 and I6 near the upper ends thereof, and a similar shaft 2I is journaled at the lower ends of side walls I5 and I6. Fixed on the upper shaft 20 is a roller 22, and similarly fixed on the lower shaft 2l is a roller 23. The rollers 22 and 23 are provided with a friction pad with which to engage an endless conveyor or belt 24. A plurality of The loader that is the subject 3 Claims. (Cl. 198-11) nights is attached to the belt 24 in the usual manner to carry material upwardly on the top side of the belt 24.

A substantially horizontal platform is attached to one of the vside walls I6, and a gasoline or electric motor 3| is mounted on the platform 3l). A transmission belt 32 is driven by the motor 3i to a pulley 33, and a second transmission belt 34 driven by the pulley 33 will actuate the upper roller 22 and thence the flights 25 on the conveyor belt 24. The pulley 33 acts as a speed control, but if desired, the pulley 33 may be omitted, and the control be effectuated at the motor 3'I itself.

The same motor SI may have another transmission belt 36 that actuates a drum 31, which is mounted on brackets 38 attached to the lower ends of the side walls I5 and I6. A cable 39 may be attached to a wall of the barn and wound on the drum 3l in such a manner that when the belt is `actuated by the motor 3|, the cable 39 will be wound up on the drum 31. In this fashion, the loader may be made to approach the point to which the cable 39 is fastened.

A pair of traction wheels 4I and 42 are mounted on the outside of the side walls I5 and I6 at the bottoms thereof, and are freely rotatable. If the loader is designed to operate in a ditch or gutter of a particular size, the loader, of course, may be made of a size to fit that particular ditch or gutter, as is illustrated most clearly in Figure 2 of the drawings.

Positioned at the lower ends of side walls I5 and I6 adjacent the leading ght of the conveyor 24 and Xedly secured to the side walls are pusher members 43, which as the conveyor 24 is moved forward pushes the manure or other litter onto the flights 25 of the loader. Arranged between the lower end of the side walls I5 and I6 adjacent to and spaced from the trailing ight of the conveyor 24 and dependingly and pivotally connected to the side walls I5 and i5 isa scraper 44 which scrapes up any of the litter left 'by the pusher members 23. Specically, the scraper 44 is attached to the side Walls I5 and I6 by means of a pair of straps 4S and 4l, which have their upper ends pivotally supported on a pin 48 carried in the side walls I5 and I6, the lower ends of the straps v46 45 which has one end secured to the side wall l5 and has the other end secured to the strap 46 intermediate its ends, and a spring 45' which has one end secured to the side wall I6 and has the other end secured to the strap 4l intermediate its ends.

To provide for adjustment of the loader belt 24, the upper shaft may be journaled in a pair of plates 50 and 5l that are relatively movable with respect to the side walls l5 and I6, respectively. This adjustment may be provided by means of a series of tap holes 52 in the side walls l5 and i6, to which the plates 50 and 5l may be secured by appropriate bolts. The upper portions of the side walls I5 and I6 will com prise longitudinal slots 53 to accommodate the movement of the shaft 20.

The litter may be dumped directly from the top of the loader into the carrier l0, and for this purpose the entire loader may be swung about the pivot I8 with which it is connected to the bogie i3. Preferably, however, the loader is provided with a transverse conveyor or chute E0. The conveyor 60 comprises a plurality of rollers 6l, 62, and B3, one of which, 62, is driven directly by the motor 3| by means of a shaft 64, or indirectly by means of a belt and pulley. The conveyor is supported from the side walls l5 and I6 by means of suitable braces 66 and 6l. These braces 56 and B1 may be adjustable with respect to the side walls l5 and i6 to vary the positioning of the conveyor 60 with respect to the loader. In the operation of the loader, the motor 3l is actuated to move the loader belt 24 to load and carry the litter on the flights 25. The loader may be pushed by hand, or preferably the cable 39 is wound on the drum 31 to move the loader in a desired direction. The pusher members 43 will channel the litter into the flights 25, and the scraper 44 will catch any material that is passed by the pusher members 43. The material is carried to the top of the loader and then dropped onto the transverse conveyor 60, whence it is deposited into the carrier i8. Of course, if the conveyor 60 is long enough, the material may be deposited outside the barn or any other location desired.

I claim:

l. A loader comprising a pair of spaced upstanding side walls arranged at an angle with respect to a ground surface and mounted for travel along said surface, an endless conveyor arranged longitudinally of and within s'aid side walls and mounted therein for rotation about horizontal axes, a plurality of flights arranged transversely of said conveyor and spaced from each other and each having the trailing edge secured to the adjacent portion of said conveyor, pusher members at the lower ends of said side walls adjacent the leading night of said conveyor and ilxedly secured to said side walls for receiving and guiding the material to be loaded onto said flights, and a scraper arranged between the lower ends of said side Walls adjacent to and spaced from the trailing ight of said conveyor and dependingly and pivotally connected to said side walls for gathering the material left behind by said pusher members in a pile contactable by the leading edge of said flights on Athe trailing night of said conveyor.

2, A loader comprising a pair of spaced upstanding side Walls arranged at an angle with respect to a ground surface and mounted for travel along said surface, an endless conveyor arranged longitudinally of and within said side walls and mounted therein for rotation about horizontal axes, a plurality of flights arranged transversely of said conveyor and spaced from each other and each having the trailing edge secured to the adjacent portion of said conveyor, pusher members at the lower ends of said side walls adjacent the leading night of said conveyor and fixedly secured to said side walls for receiving and guiding the material to be loaded on to said flights, a scraper arranged between the lower ends of said side walls adjacent to and spaced from the trailing night of said conveyor and dependingly and pivotally connected to said side walls for gathering the material left behind by said pusher members in a pile contactable by the leading edge of said flights on the trailing ilight of said conveyor, and spring means operatively connected to said side walls and said scraper for biasing said scraper into engagement with said ground surface.

3. A loader comprising a pair of spaced upstanding side walls arranged at an angle with respect to a ground surface and mounted for travel along said surface, an endless conveyor arranged longitudinally of and within said side walls and mounted therein for rotation about horizontal axes, a plurality of flights arranged transversely of said conveyor and spaced from each other and each having the trailing edge secured to the adjacent portion of said conveyor, pusher members at the lower ends ci said side walls adjacent the leading night of said con veyor and xedly secured to said side walls for receiving and guiding the material to be loaded onto said flights, a scraper arranged between the lower ends of said side walls adjacent to and spaced from the trailing iiight of said conveyor and dependingly and pivotally connected to said. side walls for gathering the material left behind by said pusher members in a pile contactable by the leading edge of said flights on the trailing flight of said conveyor, spring means operatively connected to said side walls and said scraper for biasing said scraper into engagement with said ground surface, and a rotatable horizontally disposed endless conveyor arranged transversely of said side walls adjacent to and spaced below the upper ends of said side walls for receiving the material discharged by said flights.

CHARLES J. NAGEL.

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